Athol had caught the flu on our trip from Las Vegas to LA so spent a lot of time in bed. We stayed at in Marina Del Rey which is a suburb close to LAX (about a 15 min drive) just South of Venice Beach, which is just South of Santa Monica. There is a beautiful marina.
Santa Monica was beautiful! The sunsets are spectacular. 3rd Street, which is the second road parallel to the beach road, is an awesome street. It has shops, cinemas, restaurants, musicians playing in the street, etc. just such a great vibe. Athol and I spent an afternoon with our niece and nephew, we took them to see Monsters Inc. 3D at the AMC cinemas in 3rd Street.
Hollywood was ok, it was not as glamorous as I thought that it would be. Hollywood Blvd has the stars on the pavements, shops, Graumans Chinese Theater (with the hand/foot prints of celebrities), restaurants, wax museum, etc. You can see the famous Holywood sign from the Highlands center. It is about a 30 min drive from Marina Del Rey.
Beverly Hills is very nice. Their streets are lined with large palm trees.
The famous Rodeo Drive is in Beverly Hills, this a where celebrities and very rich people shop. Ferrari's, Aston Martins, Bentleys, etc. are very common is this part of LA. We were on the look out for celebrities. Athol's brother saw Toby Macguire (spiderman) and Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) along Rodeo Drive.
LA is a large spread out city. A bit like Johannesburg in a sense. They don't have much public transport so is better to have a car. You can go to Malibu which is probably about an hours drive North West. Universal Studios is just North of Hollywood. There's Disneyland in Anaheim which is probaly about an hour or two South of LAX. Some parts like Venice Beach had very bad roads. So while some suburbs are great others are not so great. There is lots to do and see in LA but everything is far afar. I actually think Cape Town is more cosy and beautiful :)
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